Question

Summarize five major reasons for nurse turnover and three proven strategies to improve retention. How will you develop short-term and long-term strategies? What are those strategies you will institute into your practice?

Answer 1

Major reasons for nurse turnover :-

Employee turnover occurs on the basis of lack of the emotional intelligence, bad behavior, unable to make effective decision etc. by the nurses. The turnover can also occur due to the heavy load of works as the organization wants to improve the quality of care with low cost. Sometimes training the nurses can't teach them everything like that of coordinating with other staffs which can lead to rise in conflicts.

Proven strategies to improve retention :-

1. Organization can start to give stipend to the nurses so they can continue their career growth.
2. Nurses who work very hard and spends most of their time to care the patients, if get acknowledgement, can increase their interest in their work.
3. Providing job incentives and other vacation leave so that they can also take a break from their hectic lives.
4. Changing the culture of an organization can help the employees to regain interest in their work.

Ways to develop short and long term strategies :-

It is important to first make a difference between short term and long term goals. Organization needs to understand the achievable and non-achievable goals so that it can manage it effectively. Ultimately, it is needed to measure the goals and divide it into short and long term goals. For the development of strategies, it is important to make action and implement those measures effectively.

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